The Dillon
Herald, March 1, 1923
Deaths in the March 1st issue -
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Mary Ann Bailey
Joseph Bethea
Mary Rogers
The Dillon
Herald, March 8, 1923
Palmetto Light & Power Company will
transfer the town lines to the power company's lines by April 1st, 1923
The Dillon
Herald, March 15, 1923
18 year-old George Conyers was killed
by a mortal knife wound in the breast inflicted by his companion and
fellow-worker Sandy Smith.
The Dillon
Herald, March 22, 1923
Deaths:
Mr. Jess Henagan, who has been ill for several weeks , died Sunday
night at the home of his brother, Mr. J.C. Henagan and was buried at
the family burying ground, Parnassus church. The funeral services
were conducted by Dr. D. M. McIntyre of Blenheim, SC
Mrs. J. S. Corpening, wife of the Rev. Mr. Corpening, former Baptist
minister at Dillon died a few days ago at her home in Lancaster of
pneumonia. She was a native of Ridge Springs.
Mr. J. E. Blizzard, a brother of Mr. W. A. Blizzard of Dillon and H. S.
Blizzard pf Greenville, died at his home in Hartsville last week.
The death of R. F. McLendon, CSA Veteran - transcription available by
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The Dillon
Herald, March 29, 1923
Over 2000 gather at the Methodist
Church to hear Billy Sunday
The Dillon Herald, March 29, 1923
The death of W. Boyd Evans -
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The Dillon
Herald, April 5, 1923
Deaths published in the April 5th
edition - transcriptions available by emailing
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Charles P. Hodges
Adella Ford McDuffie
The Dillon
Herald, April 12, 1923
Bennettsville - April 9 - H. V.
Jackson, Jr. eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.. H. V. Jackson of this
city is a serious condition tonight from an infection of tetanus.
The Dillon
Herald, April 12, 1923
Little Miss Mary Brice, aged 7, honored
her mother, Mrs. W. J. Summerlin with a birthday party. She made
all the arrangements, invited the guests, did the decorations all by
herself.
The Dillon
Herald, April 19, 1923
Police shot and killed J. C. Oxendine
during a raid of a still in the swamp near McKay's Bridge last
Wednesday.
The Dillon
Herald, April 26, 1923
Deaths published in the April 26th
edition - transcriptions available by emailing
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Surles Child - 2 year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Surles
Clarice Fore
Mrs. H. B. Law
The Dillon
Herald, May 3, 1923
The death of W. T. McKenzie, CSA
Veteran - transcription available by emailing
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The Dillon
Herald, May 10, 1923
The death of Fitz Norton -
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The Dillon
Herald, May 17, 1923
Three relatives of Mr. T. S. Richbourg
were killed in the tornado in Texas Sunday. His first cousin, Joe
Richbourg, aged 45 years, and a 14 year old son and 12 year old
daughter. Mr. Richbourg's father moved to Texas from Sumter county many
years ago and Mr. Richboug was one of six sons who are living in Texas.
The Dillon
Herald, May 24, 1923
Ben Lovett, a white tenant on M. S.
Britt's place near Little Rock was charged with adultery.
The Dillon
Herald, May 24, 1923
Mrs. J. A. Smith was called to Gibson,
Monday, due to the death of her father, Mr. D.
J. Wright, aged 58.
The Dillon
Herald, May 31, 1923
Deaths published in the May 31st
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Henry Buck
Moses Mace
The Dillon
Herald, June 21, 1923
The death of E. O. Edwards -
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The Dillon
Herald, July 5, 1923
There was quite a sensation in town
Saturday when policeman H. G. Hodges knocked the bung out of a keg of
whiskey in front of the Mayor's office and let the whiskey run out on
the ground One bystander tried to catch some in his cupped hand
but only secured a few drops.
The Dillon
Herald, July 12, 1923
The death of Charlie Saleeby -
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The Dillon
Herald, July 12, 1923
A serious shooting affray occurred at
Latta Sunday morning when Tom Rogers was shot by his brother-in-law,
Sam Bailey. Rogers is now in the Florence Infirmary suffering from the
effects of three serious gun shot wounds.
The Dillon
Herald, July 12, 1923
Lightening struck a tobacco barn
knocking P. C. Henry and John Morris unconscious for a few minutes
. There were two boys present but they were not harmed
The Dillon
Herald, July 19, 1923
Lumberton Robesonian - Hattie Thomas, a
Negro woman was murdered at Rowland Saturday night, by her supposed
husband, John Thomas.
The Dillon
Herald, July 19, 1923
Henry Jayroe, 15 year-old-son of H. M.
Jayroe, drowned at Gallivants Ferry at a picnic and family outing, July
4th.
The Dillon
Herald, July 19, 1923
Deaths published in the July 19th
edition - transcriptions available by emailing
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Elizabeth Blizzard
Dradle McDonald
The Dillon
Herald, July 26, 1923
Deaths published in the July 26th
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Alice Evans Funk
Betty Jane Gibson
The Dillon Herald, August 2,
1923
Death
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The
Dillon
Herald, August 9, 1923
Funeral
train bearing the body of President Warren G. Harding arrives in
Washington,
DC
The
Dillon Herald, August 9, 1923
Twelve
Hundred Farmers Gather at Campbell's Bridge for a barbecue given by the
members of the cotton and tobacco corporation association in Dillon
county.
The Dillon Herald, August 16, 1923
Death
of Adeline D. Jordan - transcription available by email
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The Dillon Herald, August 16,
1923
Death
of D. L. Hardy in Greenville NC, brother of P. V. Hardy of Dillon
The Dillon Herald, August 30, 1923
Mr.
and Mrs. Sutton Culliver and their three children and Mrs. Marvin
Conner
were drowned when their car falls through open draw bridge over the
Waccamaw
River at Conway.
The Dillon Herald, August 30, 1923
Mr.
David Sweat, a white man and tenant of Mr. Pratt Watson's farm
here,
was found dead in the road near Mace's Cemetery Friday morning.
The
coroner was summoned and the verdict was that he came to his death from
natural causes.
The Dillon Herald,
September
6, 1923
300,000
lives lost in a series of earth quakes in Japan.
The Dillon Herald, September 6,
1923
Lumberton - Guy Grantham, Pompey Bartley and Erastus McQueen are
charged
with the killing of Barney Hunt.
The Dillon Herald, September
6,
1923
Miss
Vernon Altman, 16 killed by a stray shot in Andrews, SC
The Dillon Herald, September
6,
1923
Rev.
J.A. Langley received a telegram Sunday morning announcing the death of
Mrs. E. T. Mason of Bath, SC*(NC). Mrs. mason is the wife of the
former pastor of the Lake View Baptist Church where they left a host of
friends.
The Dillon Herald, September 13,
1923
Death
of Cecilia Witcover - - transcription available by email
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The Dillon Herald, September
13,
1923
Andrew
J. Campbell, age 76 honored at big family reunion- transcription
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The Dillon Herald, September
13,
1923
Death
of Mrs. John Braswell - - transcription available by email
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The Dillon Herald, September 13,
1923
Little
Carolyn Bass, age 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Bass, at Sellers,
escaped a horrible death on Sunday afternoon when the breakman ridding
on the cowcatcher of a fast freight trains, saw the child sitting on
the
tea iron in front of the train and presence of mind to shove the child
off with his foot and saved her with out a scratch or bruise. The
engineer saw the child, but not soon enough to stop the train, but
slowed
and was going about ten miles an hour when the train passed the spot
where
she had been. Those who saw it, stated that the breakman leaned
as
far off as he could and shoved her clear of danger with his foot.
The Dillon Herald, September
13,
The
stork while on a visit to this place on September 1st, left a beautiful
girl baby at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Bethea, Jr.
The Dillon Herald, September
20k,
1923
The
death of Judge C. P. Townsend - - transcription available by email
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The Dillon Herald, October 4, 1923
Marion
Commander, aged 30, who was killed in Florence Thursday night when his
automobile climbed a pile of gravel in the street 12 feet high an
plunged
against a pole was known in Dillon. Mr. Commander was the
representative
off the Fiasco Tire Co. and made frequent trips to Dillon. He was
in Dillon a few days before he was killed. William Miller, aged
35,
who was in the car with Mr. Commander, died at the Florence hospital
the
next day.
The Dillon Herald, October 11,
1923
The
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The Dillon Herald, October 11,
1923
McLaurin
McSweeney, a former employee at the Herald office and at one time
publisher
of the Latta Observer, has been sentenced to five years in a Tennessee
penitentiary for forgery.
The Dillon Herald, October 18, 1923
Rufus
Davis, colored, was shot while out hunting on the J. Owens place in the
section known as Rabbit Island.
The Dillon Herald, October 18, 1923
Dr.
R. G. Beachley, county health officer, reports the discovery of several
cases of small pox at the Hamer Mill Villages.
The Dillon Herald, October 18,
1923
Locklear
killed by officers in battle at whiskey still.
The Dillon Herald, October 18,
1923
Deaths published in the October 18th
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Mrs. W. E. Cornwell
Charlie Phillips
The Dillon Herald, October 25, 1923
Henry
Galloway is killed instantly when westbound trail hits auto at Seaboard
crossing
The Dillon
Herald, October 25,
1923
Mrs.
Joe Cabell Dais received a telegram Monday night bringing the sad news
that her brother, Mr. Clifford Brantly, was killed in an automobile
accident
The
Dillon Herald,
October 25, 1923
Death of Hardy Smith, CSA Veteran - transcription
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The
Dillon
Herald,
November 1, 1923
Death of Brooke David - transcription
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The
Dillon
Herald,
November 8, 1923
John McDaniel at death's door from gunshot
wound in hunting accident. His obituary for his death on the same
day was published in the November 15th issue. Articles available
for the cost of copies and a SASE.
The
Dillon Herald,
November 8, 1923
Mr. L. T. Lewellen passed away at his home
in McColl last week. Mr. Lewellen was a native of Sumter county,
having moved of Dillon a number of years ago and stayed here several
years. A few years ago he moved to McColl and made it his home.
While in Dillon he held a position with Mr. Charlie Saleeby. He
was 61 years of age, left a wife, several children and
grandchildren. Burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
The
Dillon
Herald,
November 15, 1923
Andrew J Bethea of Columbia, former
lieutenant governor of SC and Miss Nell Pressly of Columbia college
were married last Wednesday at St. Thomas Church in New York.
The
Dillon
Herald,
November 15, 1923
J. A. Saleeby, cousin of Charlie
Saleeby and Isabel Saleeby , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geog re
Saleeby sustains serious injuries in an auto accident near Florence.
The
Dillon
Herald,
December 20, 1923
Kemper Smith, son of former Dillon Chief of
Police, was acquitted in an Ohio court for the shooting of Fred
Hatfield in self defense. Hatfield was a member of the Hatfield
family of West Virgina, which became notorious during the famous
Hatfield-McKoy feud.
There
were several missing issues in November and December of 1923